sprinkler question

[iamthewalrus]

is anyone familiar with rainbird sprinkler valves?? because thats all my hardware stores have and i was wondering if it has to be modded differently because of the little black thing on the top, not the solinoid though, the other black thing. do i have to just drill on the side or can i jsut mod it like a normal one?? and when buying a sprinkler valve do i want a automatic in-line valve??

[Rehab Ralph]

Rainbirds are fine. If theres a thing on top, drill in the side. Just buy a regular sprinkler valve...

[iamthewalrus]

thanks a bunch, now i can finish my cannon

[Spencer]

Is it possible to mod the valve through the threads at the top that the twisty thing is in?

[iamthewalrus]

no, becaue the solinoid doesnt open like a blowgun it lifts to let air out of already made holes

[Aaron ?????]

im not getting u
i know how the valve works but how does the soleniod actually work???

[spudshot]

the solenoid is covering a little hole that is used as the pilot trigger, when you apply electricity the solenoid pulls up a little bit, opening the little hole which emptys the pilot and fires the valve

[Aaron ?????]

oh ok now i get how there is two holes in the solenoid hole i want to fill up the sloenoid hole do i hahe to fill the whole bit up with epoxy or just seal up the little hole where the air comes out

[iamthewalrus]

u can just fill the little hole the solinoid is covering, but if ur using apoxy its just easier to fill the whole thing. but make sure u take the face off the valve so once u start filling the hole the appoxy doesnt leak onto the phram

[Aaron ?????]

oh ok but i probably wont do that for a while because i use the solenoid as a handle to press the trigger